Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-05-26

Jehnson city.
Cqne<. Mar u.
Ne ~ suggested by 9. E. swsdley.
School s~uporlnpndent Of Unicoi county,
to snnouce fhst there win be . teachers
institute he11 q Erwin on Friday. and
Saturday shs 27th and s8th Inst. All
teachers are Invited and urged to be pres.
ent. The present standard Of education
In Unicoicounty needs elevating and any
suggestions In that direction will be re-
ceived with pleasure. Professors Hop
wood. MaIIicoat and Mason will be in
attendance and viii make speeches.
Science Hill Institute closed last
night. Monday. Tuesday, and Wednes-
day nights were taken up with the cles-
ing exercises. Monday night the BAG.
calaurcate sermon wac preached by Rev.
I. B, Russell. Tuesday night the small.
Ter children recited and Hon. Isaac Harr
delivered aliterary address. Wednesday
night. essays and o~ratlons by young la.
dies and gentleman. and the n
al address bdforc the literary societies
by Hon. A. a. Taylor. The addresses
by Messrs. Harr and Taylor were both
good and were the features of each eve
ming. Awarding Of medals came last on
the programme Wednesday night and
were awarded as follows: Willy Seaver,
defamation. In 4th grade; Miss Willie
Reeves. recitYtion. In 4th grade; Earnest
Miller. defamation, 10 9th grade; Miss
Mary Carr, recitation in 9th grade; Sam
Miller, excellence in ofatory; Miss Birdie
lobe, essay Miss Garry Carr and Haskill
Dyer tied for the department medal, and
on drawing for It Dyer received it.
Enterprise,
johnson City Board Of Trade is now
fully organized. with IS members and q
complete outfit Of officers and commit
tees.
Prof. W. A. Kite, win have completed.
a correct survey for the johnson City
Water WorkS in about six weeks.
Elizabethton Mountaineer.
The Jonesboro Bank was fortunate in
securing the services Of such a clever,
honest and competent cashier as MI. W.
G. Mathes. His personal popularity in
upper East Tennessee will attract bust
ness to tho bank. 5
Whilei In Jonesboro last Saturday. Col.
W. P. Brownlow conducted us through
the different departments of the Herald
and Tribune Office. 1t is certainly one Of
the best equipped Offices in upper East
Tennessee, being amply provided with
all the conyenlences of a first class coun-
try printing establishment.
Grecneyillc correspondent Knoxville
Journal; Washington county is the best
farming county in upper East Tennessee,
not because the soil Is naturally better,
but because It has been farmed better
than the other counties. A ride through
the country at this time shows q splendid
prospect for q good wheat crop; corr well
worked and in good condition, and splen-
did crops Of clover and grasses properly
cared for, and evidently sown and cared
for with a view to improve the SOIL
Joncsboro has the reputation Of having
the best kepy Hotels in upper East Ten.
nessee. Any n stopping either at the
Planters House or Washington House
will be well cared for. treated with every
courtesy and beautifully fed.
John E. Oliver. Of Jonesboro, who has
been attending Grant Memorial Univer-
sity at Athens for the past two years, is
spending q few days with friends In the
city. -Kaozrlk Sentinel, 23d inst.